Nigeria: Constitution Review: Govs Insist On Immunity

Governors are expected to meet in Abuja on Wednesday (today) in a bid to stop the planned removal of the immunity clause from the constitution. According to Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution, the clause, no civil or criminal proceeding shall be instituted against the President, Vice-President, governors and their deputies while in office. The Justice Alfa Belgore committee set up by President Goodluck Jonathan had recommended the removal of the clause.
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